Wagon-box



P'. LANZ.`

WAGON BOX.

(No Model.)

No. 292,019. Patented Jan. 15, 1884.l

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d ATTORNEYS Ntra Sterns FRED Lanz, or MONROE, WISCONSIN.

WAGON-BOX.

SEIFCATION forming 4part of Letters Patent No. 292,019, dated January 15, 1884.

Application filed November 10, 1883.

.To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED LANZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Monroe, in the county of Green and State of Nfisconsiii, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Vagon-Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is an end view, showing the back endgate. Fig. 3 is an end view, showing the front end-gate. Fig. 4 is a detail view; and Figs. A5, 6, 7 8, 9, l0, 11, and 12 are detail views of the different parts.

This invention has relation to wagon-boxes; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the wagon-box proper, which has a removable head-gate, b, provided with a hinged foot-board, c, beveled on one side of its lower edge, as at d, and is provided with hook-arms e c, which serve as brace-rods when the hinged board c is used as a foot-rest.

The foot-rest c is connected to the head board or gate b by strap-hinges b b', and slotted washers or plates b2 b2 are secured to one face of the foot-rest c, and washers b b to' the opposite face of said board or rest c to furnish bearings for the hook-arms e c, which are provided with heads or eyes c c and thumb-nuts c e', by which they may be held to their adjustments.

The tail gate or boardf for the body proper, a, consists of a board, [/,provided with vertical cleats g g2 on its inner face. The cleat g is at the right-hand end and is slightly rounded on its outer edge. The cleat gt is placed a short distance 'from the left-hand end of the board g. The left-hand end of the board g is provided with a metal dowel-pin, g3, which fits a hole in the side-board of the box a, between the cleats which form the ways for the tail-board f. The upper edge of the board g,

(No model.)

as well as the edges of the side-boards of the box a, are metal-faced.

To the outside of the board g a lever, h, haying itsfulcrum end as broad as the board g, is pivoted, its right-hand end h extending slightly beyond the right-hand end of the board g, when they are both in horizontal parallel positions. This lever h tapers or curves upwardly to a point at its left-hand end, and is provided with a metal strip, h2, on its upper edge, which strip h2 terminates at its left-hand end in a downwardly-bent hook, It", and at its righthand end in a depressed up wardly-turned hook, v. The upwardly-turned hook h* engages an eye, t', at the upper end of the way, between the cleats at that side of the box. The downwardly-turned hook 7L, when the tail-board is in place, .engages an eye, i2, in the Outer oppo-y guide the lever h, and assist in holding it in A place. Vhen the lever h is turned up at a right angle to the board g, the tail-gate may be removed and replaced by first pulling its right-hand end out at the rear ofthe box, which will permit the left-hand end to be withdrawn from its way between the cleats.-

k 7c designate extension side-boards with double cleats 7c 7a2 at their rear ends, and single cleats lf' at their front ends on their inner faces. These cleats are in line with corresponding cleats on the box a. By loosening the thumb-nuts on the hook-arms e e, the hooks may be disengaged from the cleats on the outside ofthe head-gate b, and it may be lifted from its ways and reversed, the cleats and hook being placed inside and the footrest turned up straight against the front cleats on the extension side-boards 7c 7s, and the hookarms e e turned up to engage the eyes ZZin the front cleats oi' the sideboards 7c k to make a closed head-gate. The tail-gate m, for this section of the wagon-box, is constructed similarly to the tailgate for the box proper, except that the wooden portion m does not extend so far lacross the tail-board m as in the former instance, and the upper edge of the board m is recessed in its outer face to receive the metal portion m2 of the lever when it is turned down in place. This puts the lever m2 out of the way of the lever below it, so that the lower IOO tail-gate may be removed and inserted without interfering with anything above it. The middle box-'section is provided with clamps n a to fit over the side-boards of the main box to hold it in place. In these two box-sections no bolt-rods are employed to hold the endgates in place, the levers and connections being suiicient `to hold the parts firmly together A top box-section, o, is also employed in connection with the box, rods p being used with it to hold the end-gates in place, but it is detachable without being separated. Its sideboards are provided with outside clamps and inside stakes, the stakes q, three on each side, extending to the floor of the box when in place. These stakes q are each provided 011 one side with a hook, r, which is pivoted so that it may be turned ont of the way, or

may be turned to engage the upper edge of the side-board of the box proper to convert the sectional box into a wagon box for stocksuch as sheep, hogs, calves, &c. This adjust- 'ment gives space between the sections and furnishes air to the stock.

The top box and intermediate section may be easily taken to pieces and shipped or stored -when not needed.

lwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by `Letters Patent, is-- 1 l. In a Wagon-box, a tail-gate consisting of a tail-board shorter than the inside width of the Wagon-box, provided with a pivoted lever having one end of the same or nearly the same width as the tail-board, and projecting beyond one end of the tail-board When the lever and tail-board are in place, said lever 4o having engaging-hooks at its ends upon its upper edge, in combination with the sideboards and cleats, and engaging-eyes forholding the tail-gate in place in the ways, and permitting its ready removal therefrom, substantially as specified.

2. In a Wagon-box, a reversible removable head-gate provided witha hinged foot-rest, having bracing hook arms with eyes and tightening-nuts, in combination with the sideboards and cleats forming the Ways, whereby the head-gate may be used to form a foot-rest, and also to close the head of the box when an extension is placed thereon, substantially as specilied.

3. In a Wagon-box, the top box having inside stakes provided with hooks for forming "an open or stock box, in combination with the 'main box and the intermediate box-section, -substantially as specified.

fl. In a wagon-box, an intermediate section having a tail-gate provided with a pivoted lever extending at one end beyond the board to which it is pivoted, and provided with engaging-hooks, in combination with the sideboards and cleats of said intermediate section, substantially as speciiied.

In testimonywhereof I aliix mysignaturein presence of two Witnesses.

I FRED LANZ.

lVitnesses:

N. LANZ, XV. F. TRUKnNnnoD. 

